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title: Air-gapped environments
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## Outbound connections

By default, authentik creates outbound connections to the following URLs:

- https://version.goauthentik.io: Periodic update check
- https://goauthentik.io: Anonymous analytics on startup
- https://secure.gravatar.com: Avatars for users
- https://authentik.error-reporting.a7k.io: Error reporting
- https://tile.openstreetmap.org: Map tiles for event logs :ak-enterprise :ak-version[2025.8]

## Configuration

To disable these outbound connections, adjust the following settings:

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Add the following block to your `.env` file:

```shell
AUTHENTIK_DISABLE_STARTUP_ANALYTICS=true
AUTHENTIK_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK=true
AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__ENABLED=false
```

Afterwards, run the upgrade commands from the latest release notes.

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Add the following block to your `values.yml` file:

```yaml
authentik:
    error_reporting:
        enabled: false
    disable_update_check: true
    disable_startup_analytics: true
```

Afterwards, run the upgrade commands from the latest release notes.

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Additionally, adjust the following [System settings](../sys-mgmt/settings.md):

- **Avatars**: By default this setting connects to [Gravatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/). To avoid outgoing connections, set this to a combination of other options, such as `initials`.

## Required resources

### Container images

authentik deployments require access to the following container images. In an air-gapped environment, this can be achieved by mirroring the images to an internal registry, or using other methods appropriate for your environment.

#### Main image

- `ghcr.io/goauthentik/server` or `authentik/server`

#### Outpost images

- `ghcr.io/goauthentik/ldap` or `authentik/ldap`
- `ghcr.io/goauthentik/proxy` or `authentik/proxy`
- `ghcr.io/goauthentik/rac` or `authentik/rac`
- `ghcr.io/goauthentik/radius` or `authentik/radius`

#### Supporting services

- PostgreSQL
- Redis

### Helm repositories

For Helm deployments, ensure access to the following repository. In an air-gapped environment, this can be achieved by mirroring the chart to an internal registry, or using other methods appropriate for your environment.

- https://charts.goauthentik.io

## Network requirements

### Required ports

- **9000/9443**: Default authentik server ports for HTTP/HTTPS access.
- **80/443**: For reverse proxy setups (if using a load balancer or ingress controller).
- **SMTP ports**: Connectivity to your configured SMTP server (typically 25, 465, or 587).
- **S3/object storage**: If configured, connectivity to your S3-compatible storage.

### Outpost-specific ports

Each outpost container, in order to communicate with authentik, requires access to the authentik server via whichever protocol is specified in the URL set in the `AUTHENTIK_HOST` environment variable (preferably HTTPS).

The outpost containers also need certain ports exposed:

- **LDAP Outpost**: Ports 389/636 (LDAP/LDAPS) exposed to ports 3389/6636 of the container.
- **Proxy Outpost**: Ports 9000/9443 (HTTP/HTTPS) exposed to ports 9000/9443 of the container.
- **RAC Outpost**: Exposed ports not required.
- **RADIUS Outpost**: Port 1812 (RADIUS Authentication) exposed to port 1812/udp of the container.

For more detailed information about outpost configuration in air-gapped environments, see the [Outposts documentation](../add-secure-apps/outposts/index.mdx).
